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Article Excerpt
Nicaragua's claim to sovereignty over the San Andres Archipelago has returned to the diplomatic agenda as suspected oil deposits provide compelling economic incentive for the Central American country to wrest control of the islands from their present owner, Colombia. Colombia authorized Norwegian exploration of the area in 2005, heating up the issue, which was taken to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2001.
The dispute actually dates back to the 1920s, when Nicaragua signed a treaty recognizing the 15th parallel as its maritime boundary with Honduras and ceding the islands of San Andres and Providencia and Serrana, Rocador, and Quitasueno keys to Colombia. The archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina is 775 km northwest off Colombia's coast and 220 km east off Nicaragua's coast.
San Andres has a population of slightly more than 100,000.
In 1980, during his first presidency, President Daniel Ortega renounced...
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